Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus configured to execute a calibration process for a fixing device
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Application No.: US15693744Application Date: 2017-09-01
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Publication No.: US10303099B2Publication Date: 2019-05-28
- Inventor: Yasuharu Chiyoda
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Venable LLP
- Priority: JP2016-177991 20160912; JP2017-129353 20170630
- Main IPC: G03G15/20
- IPC: G03G15/20 ; G03G15/00 ; G03G21/16 ; G03G15/01

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes a correcting portion, an image forming device, and a fixing device that is one of a first fixing device including a first pair of rotatable members forming a first nip under a first load, and a second fixing device including a second pair of rotatable members forming a second nip under a second load that is less than the first load. A mounting portion selectively mounts one of the plurality of fixing devices. A detector detects a density of a toner image fixed on a recording material. When the fixing device is the first fixing device, an executing portion permits execution of a calibration process for generating a correction condition on the basis of a result of detection of a predetermined toner image by the detector, and, when the fixing device is the second fixing device, the executing portion prohibits execution of the calibration process.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180074449A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2018-03-15
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